# Dudley

Town in Dudley, West Midlands.

Dudley is a town in Dudley, West Midlands. Median sale price £199,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 119.3 per 1,000 people. About 67,548 people.

Town. Code E63002862. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

Dudley is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Dudley add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £199,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley was £199,500 in 2025. 228th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 64,277** (2021). Dudley had 64,277 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 167th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in Dudley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Dudley, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002862) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in Dudley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002862) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 492 homes were sold in Dudley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002862) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Dudley.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002862) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dudley had 64,277 usual residents at the census.

## How Dudley compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Dudley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £199,500 | 5th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 64,277 | 19th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.2% | 34th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Dudley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dudley at a rate of 119.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 748 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dudley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,646), other crime (1,392) and shoplifting (722).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Dudley was 120.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Dudley, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Dudley has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Dudley

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dudley 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009756) | 1,538 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009757) | 2,166 | 352.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 79.3% |
| [Dudley 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009762) | 1,476 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01034306) | 1,712 | 134.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 006I](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01034307) | 1,733 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Dudley 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009784) | 1,563 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009787) | 1,480 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009880) | 1,537 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009882) | 1,431 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| [Dudley 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009891) | 1,866 | 80.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009892) | 1,628 | 294.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.9% |
| [Dudley 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009893) | 1,910 | 92.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009894) | 1,713 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009844) | 1,606 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009879) | 2,383 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Dudley 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009885) | 1,615 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01034308) | 1,472 | 222.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 75.3% |
| [Dudley 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01034309) | 1,295 | 314.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.4% |
| [Dudley 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009839) | 1,821 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009883) | 1,548 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009884) | 1,430 | 382.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.7% |
| [Dudley 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009886) | 1,956 | 116.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009887) | 1,840 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009888) | 1,767 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% |
| [Dudley 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009889) | 2,856 | 213.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.7% |
| [Dudley 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009890) | 1,847 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009841) | 1,583 | 161.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Dudley 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009840) | 1,510 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Dudley 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009842) | 1,534 | 132.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| [Dudley 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009843) | 1,488 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Dudley 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009871) | 1,988 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009875) | 1,551 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Dudley 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009872) | 1,351 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009873) | 1,538 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Dudley 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009874) | 1,609 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Dudley 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009876) | 1,641 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Dudley 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009877) | 1,659 | 80.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009878) | 2,240 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |

## Your MP

- [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley): Sonia Kumar (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

## Postcode districts covering Dudley

[DY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy1), [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2), [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5)

## Middle areas in Dudley

[Dibdale](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/dibdale), [Dixons Green](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/dixons-green), [Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/dudley-priory-and-wrens-nest), [Dudley Wood & Saltwells](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/dudley-wood-and-saltwells), [Kates Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/kates-hill), [Netherton](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/netherton), [New Dock & Eve Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/new-dock-and-eve-hill), [Russell's Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/russells-hall)

## Towns near Dudley

[Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tipton), [Coseley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coseley), [Sedgley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sedgley), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford), [Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill)

## Dudley in brief

Dudley is a town in Dudley, West Midlands.
About 67,548 people lived in Dudley in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £199,500 in 2025 across 492 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 119.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Dudley was £199,500 in 2025.
Dudley had 64,277 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Dudley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dudley, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002862
- Constituency: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley)
- Council: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 67,548*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 194

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill), [Sedgley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sedgley), [Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tipton), [Coseley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coseley), [Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford)

## Latest updates for Dudley

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002862

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley